Sedona AZ (August 9, 2012) – Sustainability has become an increasingly popular and broadly used term. In its ecological sense, we generally understand it to encompass such things as environmental preservation, conservation of resources, quality of life and economic vitality. An often cited definition states that it “…implies meeting present needs without compromising the ability of future... 

Folksville USA Original Cornville Road Warriors Sedona AZ (March 26, 2012) –  In 2009, a small group of concerned Verde Valley residents decided to try and unite the communities of Cottonwood and Sedona in an effort to address the mounting litter eyesore along Arizona State Highway 89A, a designated scenic route connecting the two areas. That same year, the group expanded its litter clean... 

Sedona AZ (March 7, 2012) – As part of the process for the new Sedona Community Plan, City staff assembled planning teams to address community development ideas for the city. These teams, each given a specific area of concentration, met on February 10, 2012 to discuss the wide range of ideas for Sedona’s future development. The teams are comprised of Sedona architects, planning... 

Sedona AZ (February 10, 2012) – Application forms for City of Sedona grants in the areas of community building, arts and culture, and economic stimulation funding categories are now available. Based on the 2011 funding level, it is expected that $120,000 will be available for the upcoming fiscal year. Applications are due on April 30, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. with the City Council scheduled to... 

Michael Peach, Grammy award winning playwright Sedona AZ (November 15, 2011) – As a part of the year-long celebration of Arizona’s 100th year of Statehood, the Sedona Heritage Museum is creating and launching an original Radio Theater style show, “Arizona’s Constitutional Convention-You are There.”  The script has been created by local Grammy award winning playwright Michael... 

Sedona AZ (November 11, 2011) – The Sedona Heritage Museum’s annual Veteran’s Day tribute will be on Friday, November 11, 2011 beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Museum. The program will honor veterans and active service people. This year’s event will begin with a stirring program honoring our veterans, with a special tribute to the Museum’s long-time member and Historian Sherman Loy,... 

Eddie S. Maddock, Sedona Eye Columnist Sedona AZ (October 17, 2011) – “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity . . .” so penned Charles Dickens in “A Tale of Two Cities” (1859.) When approximately 200 gathered at the Elks Lodge on Saturday evening, the 15th... 

Letter to the Editor: Vote “YES” to back-up your vote to choose this Sedona City Council. Seize this unique opportunity to make your vote actually count! You see, this is not the America that Thomas Jefferson and his buddies imagined. In this new America, “elected representatives” at all levels only rarely and by serendipity represent the people who voted for them. No, they represent the “big... 

Sedona AZ  – The City of Sedona Parks and Recreation Department is looking for responsible adults to volunteer one evening and a Saturday morning each week for thirteen weeks to coach youth basketball teams. Sedona Grasshopper Basketball must have eight volunteer coaches by Friday, October 28, 2011, or the season will be cancelled. The Sedona Parks and Recreation youth basketball program... 

Dear Nancy Baer (and an open letter to the Sedona voting public), You wrote as N. Baer on  September 18, 2011 at 12:16 pm a comment directed to Eddie Maddock, Sedona AZ that said…: Eddie, so sorry to offend you by thinking you were/are Liz Smith.  I must add that I oppose empowering the minority of residents who may, or may not, own commercial real estate along W89A who have their own unspoken...